Generic entry timeline

Tybost generics — when can they launch?

Tybost (COBICISTAT) · Gilead Sciences · 54 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2026-08-27
expired
Full patent estate to
2038-07-19
complete protection through 2038
FDA approval
2012
Gilead Sciences

Where Tybost sits in the generic timeline

All listed Orange Book patents for Tybost have expired. Generic entry is permitted, and ANDA filers can launch without patent infringement risk. Hatch-Waxman exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may still apply if recently approved.

Under US Hatch-Waxman, a generic enters via an ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application) and may file with one of four Paragraph IV certifications attacking the brand's listed patents. If the brand sues within 45 days, a 30-month FDA approval stay is triggered. First Para IV filer typically gets 180-day market exclusivity.

Patent estate by type — active patents

Method-of-use patents only carve out specific indications; generics can launch with a "skinny label" omitting those uses. Composition-of-matter patents block the molecule itself.

  • Other — 22 patents
  • Method of Use — 20 patents
  • Formulation — 7 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 5 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Tybost patents

Method-of-use patents are listed against specific FDA Patent Use Codes ("U-codes") representing carved-out indications. Generics can launch with a label that omits these uses.

U-codeDescription
U-257(no description)
U-2353(no description)
U-1279(no description)
U-4162(no description)
U-2352(no description)
U-2978(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 54 active US patents. View full estate on the Tybost drug page →

  • US7176220 Method of Use · expires 2026-08-27
    This patent protects a 4-oxoquinoline compound used as an anti-HIV agent with HIV integrase inhibitory action.
    USPTO title: 4-oxoquinoline compound and use thereof as pharmaceutical agent
  • US7176220 Method of Use · expires 2026-08-27
    This patent protects a 4-oxoquinoline compound used as an anti-HIV agent with HIV integrase inhibitory action.
    USPTO title: 4-oxoquinoline compound and use thereof as pharmaceutical agent
  • US7635704 Method of Use · expires 2026-10-26
    This patent protects a stabilized crystal of a specific compound used in the drug Tybost.
    USPTO title: Stable crystal of 4-oxoquinoline compound
  • US7635704 Method of Use · expires 2026-10-26
    This patent protects a stabilized crystal of a specific compound used in the drug Tybost.
    USPTO title: Stable crystal of 4-oxoquinoline compound
  • US8981103 Composition of Matter · expires 2026-10-26
    This patent protects a stable crystal form of the compound 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[(S)-1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid.
    USPTO title: Stable crystal of 4-oxoquinoline compound
  • US8981103 Composition of Matter · expires 2026-10-26
    This patent protects a stable crystal form of the compound 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[(S)-1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid.
    USPTO title: Stable crystal of 4-oxoquinoline compound

Sources

Patent term extensions (PTR, pediatric exclusivity), Hatch-Waxman 30-month stays, and FDA regulatory exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may shift the effective generic entry date. Not legal advice.

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